{"id":1192566,"date":"2022-01-06T00:04:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T05:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192566"},"modified":"2022-01-06T00:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T05:04:11","slug":"sen-elizabeth-warren-attacks-republican-opponents-of-democracy-on-january-6-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-elizabeth-warren-attacks-republican-opponents-of-democracy-on-january-6-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Elizabeth Warren Attacks Republican \u2018Opponents of Democracy\u2019 on January 6 Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-elizabeth-warren-attacks-republican-opponents-of-democracy-on-january-6-anniversary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attacked Republican \u201copponents of democracy,\u201d in a&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1478841453539430402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speech<\/a>&nbsp;on the Senate floor on the eve of the January 6 Capitol riot anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, Republican opponents of democracy are exploiting every possible avenue to allow their party to maintain control,\u201d Warren said. The Massachusetts senator also commemorated the \u201csacrifices\u201d made by Capitol Police to \u201cprotect our Democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m speaking on the Senate floor to reflect on the insurrection at our Capitol on January 6th one year ago, and the need to defend our democracy: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2PQ7K93Ik8\">https:\/\/t.co\/2PQ7K93Ik8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1478841453539430402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe January 6 insurrection made painfully clear that American democracy is seriously at risk,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Warren also used her time on the Senate floor to call on the Senate to pass a voting rights legislation package in light of the federal judiciary and state legislatures\u2019 alleged \u201call-out assault against free and fair elections in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Senate must not turn a blind eye while the federal judiciary and state legislatures lead an all-out assault against free and fair elections in America. It\u2019s clear that Donald Trump\u2019s Republican Party is embracing an increasingly authoritarian movement,\u201d she&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1478841453539430402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Warren\u2019s call for voting rights confirms recent&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/democrats-to-use-january-6-anniversary-to-lobby-manchin-and-sinema-on-filibuster-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;that revealed congressional Democrats intend to use the January 6 anniversary as a catalyst for passing voting rights legislation.<\/p>\n<p>U.S Attorney General Merrick Garland also called on Congress to pass voting rights legislation on Wednesday. \u201cIt is essential for Congress to act to give the Department the powers we need to ensure that every eligible voter can cast a vote that counts,\u201d the Attorney General&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/05\/attorney-general-merrick-garland-no-higher-priority-than-prosecuting-january-6-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats face trouble surpassing the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a Republican filibuster. In her speech, Warren also called for an end to the filibuster. This longtime Senate procedure allows a senator to prolong debate and delay legislative proceedings on a particular matter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14205027\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/elizabeth-warren-Joe-Biden-closeup-talking-ap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14205027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/elizabeth-warren-Joe-Biden-closeup-talking-ap.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden talk during a break Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former Vice President Joe Biden talk during a break Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is time to end the filibuster, time to protect voting rights, and time to defend our democracy,\u201d&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1478841453539430402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Warren. \u201cMy view on this is simple. We did not swear an oath to protect a procedural rule like the filibuster, which has been the tool of racial segregation and Jim Crow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. We swore an oath to defend the Constitution. When the Senate rules stand in the way of voting rights legislation, then those Senate rules must change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As the Democrats commemorate the first anniversary of January 6, Republican politicians will have their response to the Democrats. Although former President Donald Trump canceled a press conference scheduled for January 6, House Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) will&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/588440-greene-gaetz-to-hold-jan-6-presser-after-trump-cancels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold<\/a>&nbsp;a \u201cRepublican response\u201d on January 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attacked Republican \u201copponents of democracy,\u201d in a\u00a0speech\u00a0on the Senate floor on the eve of the January 6 Capitol riot anniversary. \u201cToday, Republican opponents of democracy &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}